Welcome to Blackpast

Welcome to BlackPast

This reference center with 8,208 posts is dedicated to providing information to the general public on African American history and the history of more than one billion people of African ancestry around the world.  We invite you to explore and use all the resources of BlackPast.

Explore African American History

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Brenda Lawrence (1954- )
Meredith Gourdine
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Meredith C. Gourdine (1929-1998)
Martha Hartway
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Martha Hartway (1858-1924)
1890 Land Grant Colleges and Universities
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(1890) Second Morrill Act

Explore Global African History

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Lilongwe, Malawi (15th Century- )
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Dinknesh, Archeology’s Eve
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Osei Kofi Tutu (c. 1680-1717)
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Sankore Mosque and University (c. 1100- )

Perspectives in African American and Global African History

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Remembering Brown: Silence, Loss, Rage, and Hope, 1954
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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History: A Brief History
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Organized Labor in the 21st Century: The Las Vegas Hotel and Culinary Workers Union Local 226
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African Americans and Cuba’s First Experiment in Castro-Era Tourism: The Joe Louis Commission in Post Revolutionary Havana, 1959-1960

Special Features & Resources

101 African American Firsts
Genealogy Resources
Major African American Office Holders since 1641
STEM Innovators

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